EcoSmarte Pool System - Pool Maintenance Tasks; Weekly and Annual Maintenance

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Maintenance items

regardless of

pool surface

Weekly tasks for all pools

- Test pH

- Test sanitizer

- Empty skimmer basket

- Empty pump basket

- Vacuum all leaves

- Consider backwash (If pressure has risen on lter, clean the cartridge)

- Test phosphates and remove with chemical

- Test calcium hardness and adjust

- Test cyanuric acid on chlorine pool

- Replace cartridge (12 to 24 months life)

- Soak DE grids in acid/water (5 parts water, 1 part acid)

- Check bed depth on sand lter annually (2-3 times in souther markets, 1-2 times in northern

markets):

- Sand

- ZEOlite

- Glass

(Filter bed depth should be six to eight inches from the top of the lter and, if short, will result

in murky water and/or increased chemical use).

In southern pools, these items will result in extra charges from the service. With northern

pools, they can be ordered with an opening or closing of the pool (and also involve charges).

annual maintenance items: tests

annual maintenance items: filter